Status:
RECRUITING
Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool for Reducing Travel Barriers Among Patients With Solid Tumors Receiving Radiation Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This clinical trial evaluates whether the Transportation for Cancer Care Navigation Tool (TRACT) can reduce travel barriers among patients with solid tumors receiving radiation therapy. It is estimate...
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To work collaboratively with a Community Advisory Board (CAB, e.g., patients, caregivers, clinicians, and social workers) to refine a theory-driven TRACT program for solid tumo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Diagnosed with solid tumors
- Undergoing RT (not excluded with chemotherapy)
- Competent to give consent
- English-speaking
- With travel barriers as screened by the reliable and validated 10-item Transportation Barriers Measure. In this study, item 2 ("how much trouble is it for you to get transportation to your doctor or treatment?") from the general barriers domain will be used to screen patients for travel barriers
Exclusion
- Receive palliative care
- Are non-English-speaking (excluded due to pilot data without fund to support translation services)
- Are enrolled in lodging programs (e.g., the American Cancer Society \[ACS\] Hope Lodge®)
- Have major depression/anxiety disorders that interfere with their ability to participate (based on the electronic medical records report)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 6 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
76 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06541158
Start Date
November 6 2024
End Date
February 28 2027
Last Update
April 4 2025
Active Locations (4)
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1
Emory Proton Therapy Center
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
2
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
3
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322
4
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342